Who’s Most Likely to be Your Boyfriend’s Biggest Critic? (Katy Perry’s Brother Has a Harsh Opinion on John Mayer!)

Meeting the parents is always a major step in a relationship, but are they really the ones you need to be worried about?

Take Katy Perry for example. Currently in an on-and-off dating relationship with John Mayer, her little brother David Hudson doesn’t seem very pleased. He says, “She deserves a true gentleman, and I don’t think she’s found that.” Ooh, burn! It seems like her little bro expects a lot of any guy who steals his sister’s heart: “Katy needs a man who’s changing the world like she is — although not necessarily in the business,” he explained, “Just someone that’s really got something impressive — she can’t be unmatched in that sense."

I think my friends can be tougher critics than my parents, but I have admit I’m pretty harsh myself. Over the years I’ve been way harder on my brother-in-law than my parents ever were. Even though they're a great couple come on, she’s my baby sister! Nobody is good enough for her! OK, after like, oh, a decade, I’d say her husband has earned my respect. But I can I admit I haven't always been that welcoming to him. In fact, when I made a toast to him on our family vacation this summer, he was so surprised he even got a little verklempt (and if he reads this, he might not be so pleased with me). Oof, I can be a jerk, but I really do love the guy!

Your turn: Who are you most nervous to introduce a new boyfriend to? Even after years of dating or marriage, is there still a friend or family member who just won’t warm up to your guy? Are you hard on friend’s or sibling’s significant others?